Feminist Author Silenced and Intimidated

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Feminist author, Sherry Jones, has been silenced for her research and conclusions in her book "Jewel of the Medina." Gwen Florio of the Missoula describes the event as follows:

"Random House, yanked it after concerns were raised that the book would cause the sort of deadly uproar that accompanied cartoons depicting Muhammad in a Danish newspaper, or the publication of Salman Rushdie's “The Satanic Verses,” a novel dealing in part with the life of Muhammad." (emphasis mine.)

In addition to having her book "yanked," Ms. Jones has been harrased by various news sources who interviewed her, and terrified into leaving her home. For a book that was "yanked" by a publishing company who does not show Ms. Jones, on their page of authors. Silenced and erased

I have to say, I was mistaken to have thought society had moved past the age of banned books and religious scare tactics. Why is Random House so terrified of a book about women's history? It appears women might have come a long way but women's history and female authors are still being silenced, just as much by the threatining journalists as by Random House. For full story:click here.

Posted by Msjeangail - August 16, 2008, at 01:18PM | in Harassment